He was born Feb. 27, 1938 in Danville to Tom and Ellen (DeWitt) Frazier and married Shirley Dugan on Dec. 17, 1963 in Wooster. She survives.

Surviving in addition to his wife are children, James Carter Jr., Michael (Terry) Dugan, Donna Beck, Brenda (Thomas) Pauley and Tammy (Jerry) Ray, all of Orrville; 15 grandchildren, a great-granddaughter; sisters, Norma Edwards of Wooster, June Meehan of Brinkhaven, and Bonnie Weaver of Millersburg; brothers, Tommy Money of Coshocton and Terry Frazier and Tom Frazier Jr., both of Millersburg; and numerous nieces and nephews.